For some time now, it has been common knowledge that exercise is good for your physical health.  It has only been in recent years that it has become common to read in magazines and health newsletters that exercise can also be of value in promoting  mental health.

Although the mind-body research into the benefits of exercise against dementia may still be just beginning, there is interesting evidence that regular exercise promotes essential cell and tissue repair, including growth of new brain cells.  Previous research has also shown that a regular exercise program can slow the development of Alzheimer’s disease by altering the way damaging proteins reside in your brain.

Physical exercise may also protect against mild thought process impairment by:                               

• Promoting production of nerve-protecting compounds
• Increasing blood flow to your brain
• Improving development and survival of neurons
• Decreasing your risk of heart and blood vessel diseases that can impact brain function

Exercise encourages your brain to work at best capacity by causing your nerve cells to multiply, strengthening their connections and protecting them from damage.  Exercise seems to have an effect on certain chemicals in the brain, like dopamine and serotonin. Brain cells use these chemicals to communicate with each other, so they affect your mood and thinking.

With WBV training, you can get a full body workout in just 10 minutes a day, 3‐5 days a week.  Not only does this modality have all the health and wellness benefits from exercise, it makes these changes accessible very quickly.

WBV training contracts virtually 100% of the muscle fibers of any particular muscle. WBV fires not one muscle group after the other, as typical weight training does, but the whole body neuromusculoskeletal system is being stimulated at once. That is why with WBV your training time is significantly reduced.  WBV requires your body to constantly respond to the rapidly moving platform beneath you. 

Get started with whole body vibration to preserve your brain function now!